Being and creating life-long learners…

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My story…

Aloha from Hawaii and welcome to this site!

My name is Judy and my journey as an educator has been an interesting one!

I initially worked for 7 years as a traditional classroom primary teacher in both New South Wales and Queensland (teaching Grades 2-5) and then spent one year as a primary music specialist for Preschool- Grade 7. This was followed by a brief hiatus as I stayed at home to raise my three young sons.

In 2005, our family moved to Hawaii and I began homeschooling our boys (covering Grades 2-12). This was an incredible opportunity as an educator to witness first-hand three VERY different personalities and the way they learnt and explored the world; I like thinking of it as my very own informal longitudinal study! It challenged not only my skills and perceptions as a teacher, but also my view of traditional educational models.

After 10 years of home-schooling, my sons have now all graduated from high school, and I am returning back to study to finish my Bachelor of Education 4th Year Upgrade online with ACU.

If you would ask me what is the greatest lesson I have learnt, it would be that as educators one of our predominant goals should be producing life-long learners, and that we cannot expect this of our students unless this is exemplified in our own ethos and behaviour.

This Professional Learning Network will share my journey, my thoughts and my growth as a teacher in the 21st Century. Connect, collaborate and learn with me and together we can build our knowledge and understanding.